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I got the Google Ion build (WOW it's fast!). I absolutely love it! (Sorta miss having that manila digital clock though), the market has so many free apps I love just sitting there for hours on end flicking threw and seeing what I can get!
But my Battery life is horrible . I deleted my gmail account from the email app, as it checked for new mail far too often.
As I'm a total Android noob I don't know how to limit the data transferred, or how to close apps, or any other battery saving tips
Macmee said:
I got the Google Ion build (WOW it's fast!). I absolutely love it! (Sorta miss having that manila digital clock though), the market has so many free apps I love just sitting there for hours on end flicking threw and seeing what I can get!
But my Battery life is horrible . I deleted my gmail account from the email app, as it checked for new mail far too often.
As I'm a total Android noob I don't know how to limit the data transferred, or how to close apps, or any other battery saving tips
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yeah the battery life on all of the android builds for the vogue are absolutely horrid compared to winmo, not sure why though?
make sure gps is turned off and maybe buy an extended battery?
Turn off background data or turn off always on data. You compair to windows mobile but in windows mobile I always have to reconnect when I check email or browse the web. And turn down screen brightness and make sure you power settings are correct in your default.txt. it's all about usage too. I'm sure by playing around with android you are actually using your phone and data more than in windows mobile simply by downloading market appsand using them.
I've actually been surprised, with the most recent Android xROM, I'm getting significantly better battery life than with WM, and of course far better than early Android. I keep GPS off and brightness at 60% almost always, but still, my battery seems to last around 20 hours with light use, and probably 12-14 with average use. I know the battery meter can't be off, since I've actually used the phone during those time ranges.
Edit: Oh, also taskiller (on the market and in a bunch of these builds) works great to kill apps you aren't using.
Try one of the new zimage's by dzo - he's done quite a bit of optimization and it makes a huge difference.
fixxxer2008 said:
yeah the battery life on all of the android builds for the vogue are absolutely horrid compared to winmo, not sure why though?
make sure gps is turned off and maybe buy an extended battery?
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GPS is off
zenulator said:
Turn off background data or turn off always on data. You compair to windows mobile but in windows mobile I always have to reconnect when I check email or browse the web. And turn down screen brightness and make sure you power settings are correct in your default.txt. it's all about usage too. I'm sure by playing around with android you are actually using your phone and data more than in windows mobile simply by downloading market appsand using them.
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I don't know where to turn off always on data, but I turned off background data. I really liked getting gmail alerts though
brsev said:
I've actually been surprised, with the most recent Android xROM, I'm getting significantly better battery life than with WM, and of course far better than early Android. I keep GPS off and brightness at 60% almost always, but still, my battery seems to last around 20 hours with light use, and probably 12-14 with average use. I know the battery meter can't be off, since I've actually used the phone during those time ranges.
Edit: Oh, also taskiller (on the market and in a bunch of these builds) works great to kill apps you aren't using.
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plemen said:
Try one of the new zimage's by dzo - he's done quite a bit of optimization and it makes a huge difference.
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Thanks for the suggestion about taskkiller, but it doesn't find all the current running apps. I'm not entirely sure where to get the latest xrom or zimage from dzo or what to do with them if I download them
plemen said:
Try one of the new zimage's by dzo - he's done quite a bit of optimization and it makes a huge difference.
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link please
I second the link request.
This isn't kb7's zimage and rootfs in the sense ui thread, is it? If so, they are up on vogue-hero.
silex said:
This isn't kb7's zimage and rootfs in the sense ui thread, is it? If so, they are up on vogue-hero.
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Yes that is built off latest codo it should help. Kb7's rootfs and zimage have the added benefit of speeding things up. So get the latest basefiles and overwrite rootfs and zimage with kb7's. All of this is on vogue-hero.
plemen said:
Yes that is built off latest codo it should help. Kb7's rootfs and zimage have the added benefit of speeding things up. So get the latest basefiles and overwrite rootfs and zimage with kb7's. All of this is on vogue-hero.
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Can't seem to find it... Any1 care to link me to it?
tacomanmcjab said:
Can't seem to find it... Any1 care to link me to it?
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But isn't ion faster than hero because hero has sense ui?
Macmee said:
But isn't ion faster than hero because hero has sense ui?
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yes correct although most hero/sense ui builds can run the regular launcher too and when you do that they run almost as fast as ion.
tacomanmcjab said:
Can't seem to find it... Any1 care to link me to it?
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basefiles: http://vogue-android.googlecode.com/files/basefiles-20091009.zip
(make sure to read the readme - extract to root of sd)
zimage: http://vogue-hero.googlecode.com/files/zImage-kb7sqi
(rename this to zimage and save to root of sd overwriting existing zimage)
rootfs.img: http://vogue-hero.googlecode.com/files/rootfs.kb7sqi.3.img
(rename this to rootfs.img and save to root of sd overwriting existing rootfs.img)
I turned off background data. In the 7 hours I was out today (didn't turn my phone on until I got home), it went from 100% to 53%. No applications running. Surly I must be doing something wrong?
Macmee said:
I turned off background data. In the 7 hours I was out today (didn't turn my phone on until I got home), it went from 100% to 53%. No applications running. Surly I must be doing something wrong?
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Did you use the files plemen suggested?
BTW THANKYOU ALMIGHTY PLEMEN MASTER OF LINK-FINDING. I'll give you my first born daughters virginity.
tacomanmcjab said:
Did you use the files plemen suggested?
BTW THANKYOU ALMIGHTY PLEMEN MASTER OF LINK-FINDING. I'll give you my first born daughters virginity.
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LOL!! Np - I found that combo to work very well for me. Mind u, its hard to compare to winmo because android is so usable that i'm on it all the time..
I completely agree. When android for vouge was first developing with the "ion" build It was kinda unstable, slow, and had clunky controls. Recently I have tried the latest Ion buld and i LOVE IT!!!! IT is extremely usable and I love the ability to download apps from the marketplace. The only downside was battery life, so as I speak I am replacing the files you linked to and am going to post my results on battery life after a day of use.
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I completely agree. When android for vouge was first developing with the "ion" build It was kinda unstable, slow, and had clunky controls. Recently I have tried the latest Ion buld and i LOVE IT!!!! IT is extremely usable and I love the ability to download apps from the marketplace. The only downside was battery life, so as I speak I am replacing the files you linked to and am going to post my results on battery life after a day of use.
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Make sure your power collapse suspend settings are correct in your default.txt. I get at least 16-18 hours out of my vogue on light to moderate usage. I ran my latest build with sense ui from 3am until around 3pm today with about 20% charge remaining. Thats with using data on and off most of the day and gps turned on for about an hour close to the end of the day. If your worried about battery life then turn off data when not in use or at least turn off background data. And turn your screen brightness down low. And make sure your battery is fully charged.
I have the strangest problem with these files. Every day at 12:00AM in the morning my phone reboots back into Windows Mobile. I'm not really sure why
I have HD2 with
1- windows mobile 6.5
2- ROM Prestige X
3- Radio 2.15.50.14
4- Android ROM Moto234_Incredible_Remix_V2.0
and I have turned of (Wifi , Bluteooth, GPS)
and I noticed the battery consumption is high in Android ROM, but in Windows Mobile very good , so what do you think the problem, and what about the solution
asiri4 said:
I have HD2 with
1- windows mobile 6.5
2- ROM Prestige X
3- Radio 2.15.50.14
4- Android ROM Moto234_Incredible_Remix_V2.0
and I have turned of (Wifi , Bluteooth, GPS)
and I noticed the battery consumption is high in Android ROM, but in Windows Mobile very good , so what do you think the problem, and what about the solution
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Some of this is due to the fact that android is still booting from the SD card
asiri4 said:
I have HD2 with
1- windows mobile 6.5
2- ROM Prestige X
3- Radio 2.15.50.14
4- Android ROM Moto234_Incredible_Remix_V2.0
and I have turned of (Wifi , Bluteooth, GPS)
and I noticed the battery consumption is high in Android ROM, but in Windows Mobile very good , so what do you think the problem, and what about the solution
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Buster3616 said:
Some of this is due to the fact that android is still booting from the SD card
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most of it is due to that the device can never 'sleep' or enter an idle mode. which is very low power. So the phone is always consuming power.
However with both of the android roms i am using i can go a full day with out charging with high usage.
Could be several reasons:
1. Your WinMo ROM may not be Android friendly.
2. You may need to boot into Android as quickly as possible using Exceller's Boot Loader (set for 3 seconds) and ensuring that the key lights are on when Haret is loading.
3. You may need to boot up Android a couple of times in Normal mode and not Hot Boot mode. This seems to be the cause for many people.
My TMOUS phone using VBNDroid RC3 ROM, 2.15.50.14 radio, Mdeejay Froyo Sense Clean 2.3 build and Hastarin's 8.5.1 kernel with stock Sandisk card can run for a couple of days with light use. I also have SetCPU and NoBars to help reduce the battery drain even more. I am seeing 3-5mA drain on standby with 150-300mA with WiFi and app use. How much battery drain are you seeing?
why did you post this here........ this goes in general or q&a
i mean... seriously..... read the forum rules and follow them......
I swear a huge percent of the threads being started in the past day were questions regarding my builds, which I don't understand because I am answering EVERY question possible in my thread as much as I can.
P.S. I replaced the Incredible build with the Evo build for a reason. One of them being, it's better on battery. Please from now on, ask any questions regarding any build in that builds thread, that's why we have them. If I can help you with anything please let me know.
Thanks,
motoman234 said:
I swear a huge percent of the threads being started in the past day were questions regarding my builds, which I don't understand because I am answering EVERY question possible in my thread as much as I can.
P.S. I replaced the Incredible build with the Evo build for a reason. One of them being, it's better on battery. Please from now on, ask any questions regarding any build in that builds thread, that's why we have them. If I can help you with anything please let me know.
Thanks,
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Motoman234,
You most definitely do quick replies and great work. Checked your build thread and noticed you already answered this person's question. So I do not know why they posted the same question here and in your build thread, was there first in fact before this thread, so don't know why people do these double posts. Maybe the moderator could either move this thread to your build thread or delete it altogether.
I am having similar battery issues with my device. I currently have a tmo Hd2 w/ Energy rom winmo build using 2.15 radio and the latest mdj build on a class 6 8gb. With typical usage i.e. 30 mins in calls, 75 text, 30 min pandora, gmaps for traffic, 30 web pages like newegg or cyclegear, 15 actually read emails, and maybe 5 pictures. With this usage I am getting 6-7 hrs battery life if I leave the data and cellular line active. If I throttle the radios via airplane mode (its my second line) and use wifi for all connections I can get almost 2 days out of the device. I use setcpu but dont see a big difference in either case. Well just thought I could contribute some input. Thanks for everyones hard work.
stupidheadted said:
I am having similar battery issues with my device. I currently have a tmo Hd2 w/ Energy rom winmo build using 2.15 radio and the latest mdj build on a class 6 8gb. With typical usage i.e. 30 mins in calls, 75 text, 30 min pandora, gmaps for traffic, 30 web pages like newegg or cyclegear, 15 actually read emails, and maybe 5 pictures. With this usage I am getting 6-7 hrs battery life if I leave the data and cellular line active. If I throttle the radios via airplane mode (its my second line) and use wifi for all connections I can get almost 2 days out of the device. I use setcpu but dont see a big difference in either case. Well just thought I could contribute some input. Thanks for everyones hard work.
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first off your sd card (class 6) draws more power. and the kernel has a lot to do with it. these are all based off a new kernel. very different. get the extended battery its worth it
you could also try just turning off data connection, that way you still get calls and regular text, then you can turn on wifi to get everything you lost with data when you need it.
You guys can also check out an app called "SuperPower XDA-BETA" which is on XDA and also on the Android market. It has a ton of power saving features including turning off data when the screen is off automatically (much more than just this) just an example.
Here is the link to the development thread-> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=807989
Did you try to use the super power app? For me it has made my wireless connection stop working. WiFi still does but mobile data hasn't worked at all.
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My pwer consumption comes upto 296mA with currentwidget updating every second :-(
motoman234 said:
I swear a huge percent of the threads being started in the past day were questions regarding my builds, which I don't understand because I am answering EVERY question possible in my thread as much as I can.
P.S. I replaced the Incredible build with the Evo build for a reason. One of them being, it's better on battery. Please from now on, ask any questions regarding any build in that builds thread, that's why we have them. If I can help you with anything please let me know.
Thanks,
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malaeus said:
why did you post this here........ this goes in general or q&a
i mean... seriously..... read the forum rules and follow them......
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Some ppl are not having battery issues which clear from following the relevant threads. Please try adjusting your WinMo ROM/Radio/Android Kernel/SD Card and you'll be pleasantly surprised. This thread should be closed or moved.
nickthequick13 said:
Did you try to use the super power app? For me it has made my wireless connection stop working. WiFi still does but mobile data hasn't worked at all.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App
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It worked fine for me but I didn't use it for long since I get plenty of hours out of my battery with heavy usage. It seems like the kind of app that works great for most but for some it doesn't.
nangathegr8 said:
My pwer consumption comes upto 296mA with currentwidget updating every second :-(
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296mA isn't bad when running using the phone. I have seen WAY over that in some builds.
malaeus said:
why did you post this here........ this goes in general or q&a
i mean... seriously..... read the forum rules and follow them......
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LMAO at Mr Rulebook...lol
matthew33 said:
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LMAO at Mr Rulebook...lol
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Ahahaha
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songokussm said:
most of it is due to that the device can never 'sleep' or enter an idle mode. which is very low power. So the phone is always consuming power.
However with both of the android roms i am using i can go a full day with out charging with high usage.
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I think standby powerdrain is now acceptable with latest build's/kernels..It mostly 3-8Mah...I don't think its much lower than that even in WinMo..because rated standby time for HD2 in ideal scenario (on which rating is done) is 480Hrs on a 1230mAh battery which gives ~ 3mAh standby drain..
Even During the call the drain is acceptable its mostly 220-250mAh with screen off...so a 1230mAh battery is going to give you approx 5.5 hour talktime which is again close to rated 6hr talktime of HD2 with WinMo...
The main problem is display and Android Apps...they draw huge power, and I think even Native android phones from Motorola, HTC etc are suffering from same too. I've seen Evo, tmobile touch 4g, droid x owners complain how their phone barely last 1 day with moderate usage and such...There's only one exception though i.e. Galaxy S which many people claim has good battery, other than than that i've not seen a single android phone of > 3.7'' display being praised for battery....
Disclaimer
I am not responsible for any damage to your phone and/or any consequences from your phone being bricked, exploding in your face etc etc etc... You are expected to read the full description and use your brains to process this information, before even touching your phone. Assumed is that you know how to flash using CWM.
Whining that you disagree to remove bloat is not appreciated; If you want to keep your phone bloated for whatever reason, you are at the wrong thread. Feedback should be substantiated and reproducible, not a ventilation of your bottom.
Context
The intention of this thread is to set an approach how to minimize the battery consumption when you are NOT using your device, e.g. when you are at work, sleeping, at some place that does not allow you to recharge, etc. This guide explains how to thoroughly remove stuff that you probably do not need, something that certainly will not affect your battery life in a negative way. The approach is based on the ROMCleaner script, which was extended a bit. Whether it is necessary to remove all the stuff as described, is debatable - nevertheless it is an approach that works for me, otherwise I would not be posting it.
Because a lot of people replied with phrases like "this is bullsh*t", let me state the following: This approach is in no way a guarantee that you will actually achieve battery life longer than 2 seconds after a full recharge. Neither is it a part of the bible, it is merely the approach I followed to prolong the battery life of my device - which I like to share with you. If you are still hating, wonder yourself: "What have I contributed lately?". In any case, at least try it out yourself before drawing your conclusion beforehand and polluting this thread.
The second discussion point is whether the battery should last longer than 1 day. According to many, you are not using your device properly if you would like this to be the case. My answer is simple: If you have no such desire, move along. If you do, like I do, this topic might be of some worth to you.
Furthermore, I honestly do not understand statements like '2-3-4-5 days is impossible' on one battery charge. If you are convinced that Jesus will return again, please do so, but give other people the space to actually find out whether it is the case for themselves.
Some Introduction...
Have you been annoying your ass of because your battery is drained within a day, without even using the phone while at work? I certainly have. Coming from a SGS1, which used to serve me at least 3 days on one charge, I got instant diarrhea from the battery life of the stock SGS3 firmware.
Then I downloaded a ROM, stripped everything unneeded and more and finally got a battery life of approx 3 - 4 days. However, because I had ripped a ROM apart, which was a manual operation, updating became quite time-intensive. Therefore I also did not update, until the recent JB leaks. So this time I though: Lets make a script to do it for me, in order to make updates possible in an easy way. Then I only have to run the clean-script after an update.
After some testing, I am finally satisfied with my device again - Check out the screenshots. The results are achieved while having wifi constantly on, using google sync and whatsapp. The screenshots are based on Wanamlite XXDLI7; The first shows the battery usage during a night, the second during a day of light phone usage. I will post another screenshot when the battery is drained completely.
What to expect and trade-offs
After completing this procedure you can expect significant increase of battery life when the phone is idle. If you are using the phone actively all day long, then this approach might not be of much worth to you. People who do not have time to play with the phone all day, e.g. because they work during the day, will probably find this most useful. The cleaning of your rom will remove about 70% of the apps/widgets that come by default, therefore it is wise to check whether you will not lose apps/widgets that are valuable to you. You are still free to modify the "script" according to your need/desire.
So what do we need?
A DEODEXED Stock-based ROM, I prefer wanamlite http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1705866
ROMCleaner - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1827817
The attached ROMCleaner_user.txt will sustain default samsung browser, calendar, email and messaging. (untested)
The attached ROMCleaner_user_jb-apps.txt expects you to replace the JellyBean apps discussed next. Beware that the stock browser, calendar and email are not tested by me and could drain your battery faster.
Because I had some issues that ROMCleaner would not read the ROMCleaner_user.txt, I had to integrate the file into the ROMCleaner package. To do this, you can download the ROMCleaner package and replace META-INF\com\google\android\romcleaner\ROMCleaner.txt in the zip by the file you just downloaded.
Packages to restore some stuff ^^
If you have chosen for the JellyBean apps package (jbapps-avdaga.zip) you will get:
JellyBean browser + calendar ripped from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797109
Inverted JellyBean apps: email and messaging ripped from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780559
In case you want Samsung Apps store for free fancy games, get it from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861409
Got the packages, whats next?
Put all files on your phone, reboot to CWM.
Make a backup of your current system, smart monkey.
Flash the JellyBean ROM of your prefrence if you have not already. (If you come from ICS, wiping your data guarantees best results).
"Flash" the ROMCleaner script, either by using ROMCleaner_user.txt approach, or integrating the file.
If necessary, flash the provided JellyBeans apps package and Samsung Apps package.
Reboot and enjoy your awesome battery.
Thanks to
Wanam for his awesome ROM.
Patrics83 and others for ROMCleaner.
Temasek and CyanogenMod team for proper Android apps.
All others I forgot.
Interesting Posts
flypubec said:
@OP: Your post is missleading. Removed bloatware has nothing to do with the battery life.
After intensive research I came to the conclusion that there are only 2 major issues for the battery drain on vanilla stock ROM (JB DLI8).
Those are:
1) Samsung push service : SOLUTION -> simply unstall it, bacause you don't need it anyway (e.g. via Titanium backup).
2) Wrong fast dormancy setting : SOLUTION -> use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.fastdormancytoggle.i9300&hl=sl from gokhanmoral to toggle it to the setting supported by your carier. BE careful not to toggly it exactly the oposite.
With these 2 mods on stock DLI8 I get less than 0.5% battery drain while idle over an hour.(Mail sync set to every 30 mins)
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>> If you like to keep all samsung stuff, this indeed is probably a better approach.
manemzjum said:
Charging your phone and putting it in airplane mode for 23 hrs your fooling no-one
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>> In the screenshot you can see the mobile network signal.
Nice!
I've been on Stock-rooted since I got the device. I'm definitely going to try this out.
I use my phone plenty, doubt I'd be able to get 5 days out of it, but we'll see.
Is it better than just freezing all the unwanted apps?
eggman89 said:
Is it better than just freezing all the unwanted apps?
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Cannot promise that, but you can compare the list of removed apps in ROMCleaner.txt
Will it work with a LH1 (BTU)- stock rom? (Rooted, of course)
Thanks!
According to the images, the screen was off 99% of the time, am I missing something?
DorEzo said:
Will it work with a LH1 (BTU)- stock rom? (Rooted, of course)
Thanks!
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It should, make a backup and try for yourself. Do take into consideration that you might need the default ICS apps or simply use the ROMCleaner_user.txt, not the JB one.
yellowbiz said:
According to the images, the screen was off 99% of the time, am I missing something?
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The first image is supposed to show how it performs when idle, the second is after a day of usage. Primarily used it for some messaging and calls though, however the main point is that the battery is not drained when not using the phone. When I used a stock rom the battery was depleted for 50% after half a day without me even touching the device :-\
Of course if you use the phone normally the battery will be depleted in 3-4 days, like i mentioned in the intro.
I know how to get years of battery life, charge your phone to 100%, take the battery out for at least 2 years, and it should have some life left in it, you must make sure you don't put the battery in for at least 2 years.
What are you guys whining about..if it can improve your battery life and remove the apps that you dont need, why not? You should be thankfull that people put their work in such things in their free time.
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henrybravo said:
Yay, let's remove a bunch of features from the phone so that when you're not using it at all, you can get 5 days of battery life! :silly: Your claim of "normal" usage equaling 3-4 days is pretty unrealistic. Battery usage is subjective with thousands of variables, which makes lofty claims of battery life completely pointless.
Nearly all of your battery life improvements are just doing step #1.
You're using a rooted and tweaked stock ROM with a tweaked kernel. Just by doing this, you're going to get much better battery life versus stock ROM. Nothing new to see here. Removing what little other "bloat" that Wanam left in the ROM by removing a bunch of apk's (that don't run anyway unless you launch them) and replacing a few ICS apps with JB versions will only offer a very small improvement.
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Please install any stock-based ROM and check the services that are running in the background - without you even know you had them. There is a lot of garbage coming in all stock-based roms, and I really do not understand the problem of removing stuff you do not use; Morever, I think this is something people should do in all apsects of life; that is removing sh*t you do not use.
I conclude your assertions are based on thin air, as you did not even take the time to test this approach. I have spent quite some time testing stuff out and posting my observations here - so please do not post if you have nothing constructive or reproducible to say.
Last thing: I do not replace ICS apps with JB, this stuff was tested on a JB rom - but you knew already because you read the full post
so basically you debloat a stock deodexed Rom? Any other changes I'm missing?
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so basically you debloat a stock deodexed Rom? Any other changes I'm missing?
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Besides changing some samsung apps for CM10 ones, that is it indeed. Though the debloating is more thorough than proposed by others.
Ok, thanks,, just wanted to know exactly what the script did, prefer my own debloating and tweaking, but good for newcomers.
there are also people that are not normal and want to use their phones on trips or in situations when they have no charging opportunities
@OP: Your post is missleading. Removed bloatware has nothing to do with the battery life.
After intensive research I came to the conclusion that there are only 2 major issues for the battery drain on vanilla stock ROM (JB DLI8).
Those are:
1) Samsung push service : SOLUTION -> simply unstall it, bacause you don't need it anyway (e.g. via Titanium backup).
2) Wrong fast dormancy setting : SOLUTION -> use https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gokhanmoral.fastdormancytoggle.i9300&hl=sl from gokhanmoral to toggle it to the setting supported by your carier. BE careful not to toggly it exactly the oposite.
With these 2 mods on stock DLI8 I get less than 0.5% battery drain while idle over an hour.(Mail sync set to every 30 mins)
Does this work on the omega rom by any chance. i only need at least a full day worth or battery
Iffay said:
Does this work on the omega rom by any chance. i only need at least a full day worth or battery
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It should work on any stock-based rom, also omega.
My thoughts...really.
I don't wanna sound rude, yet i had to agree with some when they say "buy a Nokia (old one of course" or just "disconnet for one or two years".
It's virtually impossible with the kind of gadgets we have these days any battery last more than 1 day.
I've made my own mods and roms from scratch in recent past for X10, so u may consider at least that i known what i'm talking about.
The only way, no mather witch brand you like or believe its the best, is by f#@king your screen. Period. That is the main reason why every phone just last 1 day with "normal" use.
If you've payed attention i've used "normal" expression witch means phone, mail, sync and didn't wrote "heavy use" that will include music, YouTube, videos, etc.
Like i said. I've made my own work in the past and still do some minor (?) changes and i must say this: i'm glad if my phone last one working day from 7AM till 23PM. Yes! Working day, that's why i dont't develop anything.
If you or anyone else state that your/his phone had better battery life than this i make two considerations:
1. You're (not you in particular) a liar, or;
2. You simply don't use your phone as you can.
If you dont consider that you belong at the first consideration than..."buy a Nokia..."
Another thought:
You just bought this (or similar) phone for a status matter or money it's something that's really cheap for you (another 2nd choice).
Like i said...just my 2 cents.
Cheers
R.
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No way you have devised a way for your phone not to use battery while not using it
What's your next project you gonna design a wireless device that can change my tv station using infer red lasers
Oh wait both of these already exist
Charging your phone and putting it in airplane mode for 23 hrs your fooling no-one
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I had no intention to push battery to its limits. I had busy days and forgot to recharge it. I was quite surprised when I saw for how long it runs on one single charge (see attached screenshot). I answered my calls regularly, made some calls, checked email a few times a day, and played no games.
What is your longest run on one charge?
Which ROM are you using?
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maajstor said:
I had no intention to push battery to its limits. I had busy days and forgot to recharge it. I was quite surprised when I saw for how long it runs on one single charge (see attached screenshot). I answered my calls regularly, made some calls, checked email a few times a day, and played no games.
What is your longest run on one charge?
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Close but no cigar i believe. Lokifish has had the longest running battery life ive heard of. But you can mimic his settings. They are in the photon compendium thread.
Edit:
Just realized i was in the atrix section. Oh well, same difference. The settings i mentioned are still applicable to you all though. My bad...
*runs home*
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Which ROM are you using?
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I need stable blurred ROM with full functionality, so Nottachtrix seemed like a good choice. I use it for about 6 months and I'm convinced it's still the most stable among blurred ones.
I have 197 apps under "Downloaded" section.
I use only two apps for slight tweaking regarding performance. I disable apps I don't need to run on startup with Autostarts and I automated it with Tasker to switch to airplane mode between 23:00 and 8:00. That's all. No over/under-clocking/volting.
No you didn't
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21911356#post21911356
v.k said:
No you didn't
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21911356#post21911356
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Kernel faux on stock 2.3.6 made that magic possible.
So I'm on stock 2.3.6 (retail - Brazil), and I get 12 hours or so of battery: i barely touch the phone during the day and that's the most I get. Anyone care to give me pointers on how to achieve that with full blur functionality?
Cheers!
vladeco said:
So I'm on stock 2.3.6 (retail - Brazil), and I get 12 hours or so of battery: i barely touch the phone during the day and that's the most I get. Anyone care to give me pointers on how to achieve that with full blur functionality?
Cheers!
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Have you read my second post in this thread? Have you seen attached screenshot in the very same post? If you do, I guess it's pretty clear what's my recipe. ROM + kernel + tweaking. Nottachtrix + faux123's kernel (1 GHz version) + mentioned apps.
On Neutrino 2.9 I get max 14 hours thats with light usage and wifi off most of the time, as soon as WiFi is on I just watch the percentage drop by the minute.
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On Neutrino 2.9 I get max 14 hours thats with light usage and wifi off most of the time, as soon as WiFi is on I just watch the percentage drop by the minute.
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I recommend you to install BetterBatteryStats from Play or look here. Just take a little time to study how it works, read help/manual. I remember before I switched back to Blur based ROM I had similar issues and discovered by beforementioned app that it was well known Bluesleep issue. I fixed it eventually, but how.. I really can't recall, it was long time ago.
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Have you read my second post in this thread? Have you seen attached screenshot in the very same post? If you do, I guess it's pretty clear what's my recipe. ROM + kernel + tweaking. Nottachtrix + faux123's kernel (1 GHz version) + mentioned apps.
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I didn't see your post, sorry! Which version of NottachTrix do you use? I was only able to find 1.3.1 on SamCripp's magic FTP server.
And also which version of Faux123 kernel? 024r or 026b1? Thanks a lot for pointing the way, cheers!
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I didn't see your post, sorry! Which version of NottachTrix do you use? I was only able to find 1.3.1 on SamCripp's magic FTP server.
And also which version of Faux123 kernel? 024r or 026b1? Thanks a lot for pointing the way, cheers!
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.. then again I'll refer to the very same post where I put a screenshot that tells you everything.
No I win... My school took my phone from me 8 days ago, it was on and had 100%, got it back today still on at 12%...
Alaq said:
No I win... My school took my phone from me 8 days ago, it was on and had 100%, got it back today still on at 12%...
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these battery stats could be from a old cellphone
peddarson said:
these battery stats could be from a old cellphone
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Considering that thats the theme I made for the atrix, but anyways hold up...
Do these look atrixy enough for you... (Took them yesterday)
Alaq said:
Considering that thats the theme I made for the atrix, but anyways hold up...
Do these look atrixy enough for you... (Took them yesterday)
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I recognize you to have the BAMFest Atrix of all Atrixes
Hello everyone,
My battery drains so fast and I don't know what to do.
It seems an application is open that drains it but I cannot turn it off.
Please check the screenshot
imageshack.us/photo/my-images/152/capture57m.png/
Search, read, learn then experiment. You can't expect help if you aren't prepared to help yourself.
There are many threads about battery, apps and wakelocks - go find them.
boomboomer said:
Search, read, learn then experiment. You can't expect help if you aren't prepared to help yourself.
There are many threads about battery, apps and wakelocks - go find them.
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I suppose this answer is just to increase your posts...
If you don't have an answer then don't post something like this. I searched before posting this but didn't find anything.
Sorry for the above link but 'cause I'm a new user it doesn't let me post url's.
I highly suggest u take a look at this thread. You will find some answers
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1878828
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Liaros said:
I suppose this answer is just to increase your posts...
If you don't have an answer then don't post something like this. I searched before posting this but didn't find anything.
Sorry for the above link but 'cause I'm a new user it doesn't let me post url's.
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Doubt it but what is true is that you and the OP did not even bother to read the rules or the stickies .
Thousands of battery drain posts all identical you cannot expect members to continually point out the basics that is not what this forum is for .
jje
You might need to close all your running applications. Plus close wifi, sync & others when not in need. Or it could also be your downloaded apps that have advertisements on it. This will automatically lights up your phone even on stand by mode. Try uninstalling them, download ad free apps on google play so you will know what are your installed apps that have ads on it. Hope these help!
Depending on what you are running on your phone, ie; Stock Samsung Official Firmware or Custom Firmware Via CWM etc,
There are many many posts about battery drain & how to solve the problem, I thought the same, but I persisted and found what I needed.
OK, I am sure you know about custom roms, some stable, some not. many have battery drain problems, many dont.
I advise if you are running a custom rom, go to the thread for that rom and read about any problems about battery, if not post in the thread
and ask the person who made the rom for help. battery drain could be anything, which includes a bad flash or installation.
Anyway I hope you get sorted.
Every time i hear somebody suggests To close almost everything that make a smartphone deferent than a common phone I wonder if android has many problems to solve.. A smartphone is smart because of the services that it offers...
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Totally agree redcom7, a smartphone is just that, if everything is turned off then what's the point???
Android is not perfect but it is pretty dam good, battery drain issues are more likely in custom roms.
I am running a custom rom which I researched prior to install, now it's in it lasts on average 14 - 19 hrs longer than the Official Firmware
and that is with everything running.
You are right everything does not need turned off, just a bit of common sense mixed with research and everything should be fine. :good:
I am running omega rom.
The thing is that when I flashed this rom it didn't have battery issues. But now it does!
So I thought an application drains the battery and I wiped everything but it still drains it.
The app is called media as you can see on my screenshot.
I really don't know what to do...
I wiped battery stats and it seems better now...
I'm thinking of changing kernel. Would that help?
See my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35010121
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I m just wondering to find whats the normal battery timing of Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 ?
My phone battery timing is about a day with normal usage.
Its 4.1 J.B
And I also want to find out some new tips and tricks.
Thanks.
(I m a new member)
Depends on use. Stock I only get about 7 hours with my use. With tweaking I usually double my battery life.
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Liaros said:
I am running omega rom.
The thing is that when I flashed this rom it didn't have battery issues. But now it does!
So I thought an application drains the battery and I wiped everything but it still drains it.
The app is called media as you can see on my screenshot.
I really don't know what to do...
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You have the media scanner bug. There are various solutions but the most common one is to reformat your SD card.
You can stop it happening temporarily by force closing media scanner but it will return when you reboot the phone.
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ROM Sotmax Ultimate V8
Kernel Yank555.lu-V2.7a
'Rescan media root' solved a problem I was having with battery drain from media.
Also, I also used to think that shutting down some android services was defeating the purpose of having a smart phone. Unfortunately, I was losing 20-30% battery when at work for about 5 hours. Recently I've started switching off data while working (I can't use my phone when working anyway) and now my drain over the same amount of time would be around 5%.
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corrsea said:
You have the media scanner bug. There are various solutions but the most common one is to reformat your SD card.
You can stop it happening temporarily by force closing media scanner but it will return when you reboot the phone.
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I put another sd card and I'll see how it goes now.
Just to mention after 30 mins battery is at 98%
Ok guys! Problem solved! :good:
Thank you very much for your help!
Liaros said:
Ok guys! Problem solved! :good:
Thank you very much for your help!
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Thread closed, post in the Q & A section next time.